Battery apparatus

Abstract

Provided is a battery apparatus including a battery, a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device, and a controller configured to control an operation of the battery based on control information pertaining to an operation specification of the battery, the control information being acquired based on a communication performed by the communication unit.

1 . A battery apparatus comprising:
 a battery;   a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device; and   a controller configured to control an operation of the battery based on control information pertaining to an operation specification of the battery, the control information being acquired based on a communication performed by the communication unit.   
     
     
         2 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the control information includes information relating to discharging from the battery, and   wherein the controller controls discharging from the battery based on the control information.   
     
     
         3 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the information relating to discharging from the battery includes information relating to a condition to stop discharging from the battery, and   wherein the controller stops discharging from the battery when the condition is satisfied.   
     
     
         4 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 2 , comprising:
 a switching unit configured to switch start and stop of discharging from the battery,   wherein the controller controls a switching operation of the switching unit based on the control information.   
     
     
         5 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the information relating to discharging from the battery includes information relating to an upper limit of an electric current outputted from the battery, and   wherein the controller controls an electric current outputted from the battery based on the control information.   
     
     
         6 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the control information includes information relating to charging to the battery, and   wherein the controller controls charging to the battery based on the control information.   
     
     
         7 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the information relating to charging to the battery includes information relating to a condition to stop charging to the battery, and   wherein the controller stops charging to the battery when the condition is satisfied.   
     
     
         8 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 6 , comprising:
 a switching unit configured to switch start and stop of charging to the battery,   wherein the controller controls a switching operation of the switching unit based on the control information.   
     
     
         9 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the information relating to charging to the battery includes information relating to an upper limit of an electric current charged to the batter, and   wherein the controller controls a charging electric current charged to the battery based on the control information.   
     
     
         10 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller discriminates a user based on a result obtained by authenticating the user, decides an operation specification of the battery based on a result obtained by discriminating the user, and controls an operation of the battery based on the decided specification, the result obtained by authenticating the user being acquired based on a communication performed by the communication unit.   
     
     
         11 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the control information includes the result obtained by authenticating the user, and   wherein the controller discriminates the user based on the authentication result and decides an operation specification of the battery based on a result obtained by the discrimination.   
     
     
         12 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the control information includes authentication information used to authenticate the user, and   wherein the controller authenticates the user based on the authentication information, discriminates the user based on a result obtained by the authentication, and decides an operation specification of the battery based on a result obtained by the discrimination.   
     
     
         13 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein the controller discriminates to which of predetermined attributes the user belongs based on the authentication result and decides an operation specification of the battery based on the discriminated attribute.   
     
     
         14 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the control information includes position information of the battery, and   wherein the controller decides an operation specification of the battery based on the position information and controls an operation of the battery based on the decided specification.   
     
     
         15 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller acquires identification information of a connection device connected to the battery from the connection device, discriminates the connection device based on the acquired identification information, and controls an operation of the battery based on a result obtained by discriminating the connection device.   
     
     
         16 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the controller outputs at least one of information relating to the battery and information relating to a device connected to the battery to the external device via the communication unit.   
     
     
         17 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the communication unit communicates in a non-contact manner with the external device via an antenna using a carrier wave signal of a predetermined frequency.   
     
     
         18 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 17 , comprising:
 the antenna.   
     
     
         19 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 17 ,
 wherein a device connected to the battery via a power line includes the antenna, and   wherein the communication unit communicates with the external device via the power line and the antenna included in the device.   
     
     
         20 . The battery apparatus according to  claim 19 ,
 wherein the communication unit obtains electric power from a signal received via the antenna, is driven by the obtained electric power, and communicates with the device via the power line by load modulation using the signal.